Chrysler to layoff Charlie Brown

[Red Tail 444]

And 12,999 others. Seems someone has to take the hit for the senior VPs to get their golden parachutes.

[Chairboy]

Good grief.

[Eagler]

Originally posted by Red Tail 444

And 12,999 others. Seems someone has to take the hit for the senior VPs to get their golden parachutes.

Charlie Brown? the shirt?

don't think so:

[Maverick]

I dunno about that. He's got the round head and light colored hair as well as the rotund midsection. He just has more stipes on his shirt now to make him look better for Lucy.

[Airscrew]

I got a rock

[Debonair]

first OK biz decision chrysler made is to make less cars
make no cars would have been perfect

[Ripsnort]

Meanwhile....
Toyota is fearful of US backlash for its automobile  success in US
http://freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070213/BUSINESS01/702130401

Interesting story. Bottom line: Toyota runs their companies better than their U.S. counterparts, and until the U.S. CEOs figure out that quality and customer satisfaction is more important than profit, they'll continue to lose the auto industry (like the television industry) to Japan.

I read that Toyota has something like 7 big bosses.."CEOs" so to speak. They divide soemthing like 9 million a year for their salaries(I may not have the numbers correct, but the concept is what I'm trying to explain here). No huge CEO bonuses, no 10 million dollar golden goose nest eggs...straight forward business.

I'd just like to slap the Big 3 CEO's and say WAKE UP!!!! Same goes for the unions too.

[tedrbr]

Originally posted by Ripsnort
Meanwhile....
Toyota is fearful of US backlash for its automobile  success in US

I'd just like to slap the Big 3 CEO's and say WAKE UP!!!! Same goes for the unions too.

I think it's too little, too late, for American auto manufacturers.  They've been featuring the problems of overpaid management and the shackles of poorly created and managed union benefits (could also be read as fraud and abuse) for years now.  You know there are core problems at the Big 3 when Japanese and German auto manufactures are opening plants in the U.S. while American auto manufactures are "forced" to send their work to overseas plants to try and compete.   Happened to Big Oil.  Happened to Coal and Big Steel.  Happening to some High Tech areas.  Happening to U.S. Auto now.  


I forget whether my Toyota Tundra (Limited) was assembled in Illinois or Indiana.  I know the rear leaf springs were made in Mexico, and electronics probably Nippon Denso, and the battery China more than likely..... but I've not had a lick of trouble with this truck in 4 years.   Decent fuel mileage (motorcycles help offset that in summer/goo weather).  Large enough for what I need.  Glad mine still has the suicide/jump doors for the rear seat..... I don't need a quad cab.  Leather seats.  I luv my twuck.

Thinking Lexus (high-end Toyota) hybrid car will be next in the garage when they come out with one I like.

[Sixpence]

Originally posted by Ripsnort
until the U.S. CEOs figure out that quality and customer satisfaction is more important than profit,  

So true, in any business, right down to a local sandwich shop. I would rather pay seven dollars for a quality sandwich stuffed with meat than four dollars for a lousy sandwich with hardly any meat.

[Sixpence]

Originally posted by tedrbr
I think it's too little, too late, for American auto manufacturers.

And maybe it's not such a bad thing, maybe with their political influence out of the picture, some young brilliant entrepreneurs will start a new auto maker, who know how to run a business and build a quality product.

[Red Tail 444]

Originally posted by Eagler
Charlie Brown? the shirt?

don't think so:

Seems I stuck a nerve.

Family relative, perhaps?  

[Red Tail 444]

Originally posted by Ripsnort
I'd just like to slap the Big 3 CEO's and say WAKE UP!!!! Same goes for the unions too.

They'll retaliate by killing some Chinese fellow for Toyota's success

[john9001]

those laid off workers can find jobs at toyota's new factory's, the rich CEO's can retire to boca raton ,fla, and play golf and sail big yachts.

see, a win win.

[nirvana]

Originally posted by Debonair
first OK biz decision chrysler made is to make less cars
make no cars would have been perfect

I concur...

[Ack-Ack]

Originally posted by Red Tail 444

And 12,999 others. Seems someone has to take the hit for the senior VPs to get their golden parachutes.

that's what he gets for flubbing up the field goal kick.


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